In the 2023-24 season, Barcelona experienced a season without any major titles, with several twists and turns. The season had not yet ended when coach Xavi was dismissed.
New coach Flick took over, and Barcelona went all out to buy back their former player Olmo.
At the beginning of the season, under Flick's leadership, Barcelona took the lead in the La Liga standings with great momentum, especially with consecutive victories over Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in the Champions League and La Liga, which was truly uplifting. However, it did not last long.
In the last match of 2024, Barcelona lost 1:2 at home to Atletico Madrid, not only losing the top spot but also falling to third place, trailing Atletico by 3 points and Real Madrid by 2 points after playing one more game.
Entering 2025, Barcelona's first match of the new year is an away match against Babastu in the King's Cup.
The winter transfer window for the 2025 football season has opened. For Barcelona, who lost the top spot in the last match of the first half of the 2024-25 La Liga season at home to Atletico, the most pressing issue at present is not to strengthen the urgently needed front line and defense, but how to keep the new summer signing Olmo.
In the 2024 European Cup, Spain won the championship with a perfect record, and Barcelona players such as Pedri and Yamar played a significant role, along with players like Olmo and Nico Williams who have connections with Barcelona.
During the 2024 summer transfer window, there were rumors that Barcelona would bring in Olmo and Nico Williams. Based on Barcelona's poor financial situation, they ultimately only brought in Olmo, and it was a desperate move. They couldn't register him immediately, but they used Christensen's long-term injury absence to register Olmo for half a season.
Now, the worst outcome facing Barcelona is losing both the player and the money: failing to register Olmo, the player leaving as a free agent, and Barcelona paying a total of 120 million euros to Leipzig for the full transfer fee and Olmo's six-year salary.
Of course, Barcelona is working hard to find solutions and has signed a sales agreement for VIP seats for the next 20 years, originally priced at 200 million euros, now sold at a discount for 100 million euros.
However, even if Barcelona completes the documents required by La Liga and successfully registers Olmo, they will face opposition from other clubs. According to previous media reports, if Barcelona successfully registers Olmo, multiple La Liga teams will file appeals.
Laporta, who once led Barcelona to establish the "Dream Two Dynasty" and "Dream Three Dynasty," is now surrounded on all sides! Barcelona fans published a statement on the Barcelona fan platform "Som un clam": Please stop your performance! Resign, Laporta and the management!
Laporta's opponents, including his rival Font in his second campaign for the Barcelona presidency, criticized him for being incompetent and called for his resignation.
On January 5th, Beijing time, in the third round of the King's Cup, Barcelona will play away against Babatos. According to AS, Barcelona is considering having Laporta make a statement on the entire Olmo incident at a pre-match press conference (starting at 20:00 on January 3rd).
Will Barcelona be able to register Olmo? The answer will soon be revealed!